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Synergistic Improvement of Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Mg-9.1Y-1.8Zn Alloys by Hot Extrusion
Magnesium (Mg) alloy is expected to be the promising medical implant material because of its similar strength and Young’s modulus to human bone, good biocompatibility and biodegradability. In the present study...
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Superlight Mg-10Li-3Al-3Zn Cabins Fabricated by Multi-directional Forging, Die Forging, and Annealing
Superlight Mg-10Li-3Al-3Zn (LA103Z) alloy cabins were fabricated by the integration of multi-directionally forging (MDF), die forging, and annealing treatment. α-Mg, β-Li, AlLi, MgLi2Al, and Mg17Al12 phases are d...
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Harmonic balance-based nonsmooth modal analysis of unilaterally constrained discrete systems
Nonsmooth modal analysis of a unilaterally constrained one-dimensional bar with constant cross-sectional area was recently proposed. The corresponding formulation took advantage of the d’Alembert solution avai...
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Preparation and Properties of Sulfur/Activated Carbon/Carbon Nanotube Composite Cathode Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Lithium–sulfur batteries are widely regarded as one of the most promising new types of batteries, and the sulfur-based cathode with high-performance is the key to promoting the success of lithium–sulfur batter...
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Open AccessNeuroprotective Effect of miR-483-5p Against Cardiac Arrest-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction Mediated Through the TNFSF8/AMPK/JNK Signaling Pathway
Substantial morbidity and mortality are associated with postcardiac arrest brain injury (PCABI). MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are essential regulators of neuronal metabolism processes and have been shown to contribute to...
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Hot Compression Behavior and Workability of Mg-5Gd-3Y-2Zn-0.5Zr Alloy with Long-Period Stacking Ordered Phases
The compression behavior and workability of the Mg-5Gd-3Y-2Zn-0.5Zr (designated as 2#) alloy with long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) phases were investigated and compared with those of the Mg-5Gd-3Y-1Zn-0.5Zr...
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Open AccessA review on the applications of Traditional Chinese medicine polysaccharides in drug delivery systems
Traditional Chinese medicine polysaccharides (TCMPs) are plentiful and renewable resources with properties such as biocompatibility, hydrophilicity, biodegradability, and low cytotoxicity. Because the polysacc...
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Nonsmooth modal analysis via the boundary element method for one-dimensional bar systems
A numerical scheme grounded on the Boundary Element Method expressed in the Frequency Domain is proposed to perform Nonsmooth Modal Analysis of one-dimensional bar systems. The latter aims at finding continuou...
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Enhanced Al/Ta co-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramic electrolytes with the reduced Ta do** level for solid-state lithium batteries
Garnet Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) is a promising solid-state electrolyte (SSE) candidate for advanced solid-state lithium batteries (SSLBs). In this work, Li6.25La3Zr2-yAlxTayO12 (x = 0.25, y = 0; x = 0.2, y = 0.15; x =...
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Effective recognition of human lower limb jump locomotion phases based on multi-sensor information fusion and machine learning
Jump locomotion is the basic movement of human. However, no thorough research on the recognition of jump sub-phases has been carried so far. This paper aims to use multi-sensor information fusion and machine l...
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Cooperative output regulation of heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems with edge-event triggered adaptive control under time-varying topologies
This paper discusses the cooperative output regulation (COR) problem for the heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems (MAS)s with time-varying communication topologies. Both full distributed state asynchronous...
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Open AccessMild hypothermia improves neurological outcome in mice after cardiopulmonary resuscitation through Silent Information Regulator 1-actviated autophagy
Mild hypothermia treatment (MHT) improves the neurological function of cardiac arrest (CA) patients, but the exact mechanisms of recovery remain unclear. Herein, we generated a CA and cardiopulmonary resuscita...
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Open AccessPositive expression of basic transcription factor 3 predicts poor survival of colorectal cancer patients: possible mechanisms involved
Basic transcription factor 3 (BTF3) is associated with the development of several cancers. The aim of our study was to elucidate the role of BTF3 in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues. CRC tissues or their paired...
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Open AccessTree ring phototropism and implications for the rotation of the North China Block
Trees grow towards the sunlight via a process of phototropism. The trunk phototropism processes are frequently observed in Northern Hemisphere from high latitude to at least the Tropic of Cancer region, and al...
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Subdivision and age of the Yanchang Formation and the Middle/Upper Triassic boundary in Ordos Basin, North China
The Yanchang Formation is extensively developed in the Ordos Basin and its surrounding regions. As one of the best terrestrial Triassic sequences in China and the major oil-gas bearing formations in the Ordos ...
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Open AccessTreatment of experimental colitis by endometrial regenerative cells through regulation of B lymphocytes in mice
Endometrial regenerative cells (ERCs), a novel type of mesenchymal-like stem cell derived from menstrual blood, have been recently evaluated as an attractive candidate source in ulcerative colitis (UC); howeve...
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Open AccessOral Escherichia coli expressing IL-35 meliorates experimental colitis in mice
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by chronic inflammation of colon. It is commonly believed that the imbalance of immune system and overwhelming production of ...
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Open AccessHuman endometrial regenerative cells alleviate carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in mice
The endometrial regenerative cell (ERC) is a novel type of adult mesenchymal stem cell isolated from menstrual blood. Previous studies demonstrated that ERCs possess unique immunoregulatory properties in vitro...
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Observed characteristics of atmospheric ducts over the South China Sea in autumn
The observed characteristics of lower atmospheric ducts over the South China Sea (SCS) were analyzed based on Global Position Systerm (GPS) radiosonde data collected four times daily during autumn open cruises...
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Statistical characteristics of the surface ducts over the South China Sea from GPS radiosonde data
Based on the global position system (GPS) radiosonde data near the sea surface, the surface duct characteristics over the South China Sea (SCS) were statistically analyzed. The annual surface duct occurrence o...
